Orimattila | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Orimattilan kaupunki Orimattila stad | |
 Orimattila Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Orimattila in Finland | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1636 |
| City rights | 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Osmo Pieski |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 814.01 km2 (314.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 785.26 km2 (303.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 105th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,649 |
| • Rank | 70th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 19.93/km2 (51.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58% |
| • 65 or older | 25.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | orimattila |
Orimattila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌmɑtːilɑ]) is a town in Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland. The southern part of Lahti is connected to the village of Pennala, which is located in the northern part of the Orimattila municipality. Its neighboring municipalities are Hollola, Iitti, Kärkölä, Lahti, Lapinjärvi, Mäntsälä, Myrskylä and Pukkila.[5]
Orimattila has a population of 15,649 (31 August 2024),[2] and it covers an area of 814.01 square kilometers of which 28.87 square kilometers is water.[6] The municipality is also unilingually Finnish. Its per-capita population is around 20.14.
The subject of the coat of arms of Orimattila, "a stallion horse carrying a scythe", refers to both the name of the municipality and local agriculture.[7] The name itself comes from a house called Orhimattila, hosted by Henrich Mattzsson Orhimattila, which was already written in a 1573 book of judgment.[8] The coat of arms was designed by Ahti Hammar and approved by the Orimattila Municipal Council at its meeting on September 15, 1956. The Ministry of the Interior approved the use of the coat of arms on December 17 of the same year.[7]
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on Orimattila council, in Orimattila.[6]
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Kunnat: Orimattila" (in Finnish). Kuntaliitto. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections". 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 152. ISBN 951-773-085-3.; "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat I:11 Orimattila" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Orimattila: Historia (in Finnish)